Happiness

There is so much happiness in my life right now that sometimes I get overwhelmed. There have been so many periods were I would not allow myself to be happy and only looked at what was wrong. There have been periods of life where I didn't act like a very nice person and let other people down. But this past year has taught me so much about living in the moment and in the day. I made a vow to stop being so unhappy and live each moment where I could lay my head down at night happy with who I was and my life. And I am.... I get to sleep next to the most wonderful man I know, and know in my heart that he and I daily work at a good marriage. I enjoy the work I do, and the time it allows me to be a mother and wife. I was able to lose 60lbs since my last beautiful child was born with determination and hard work.... And most of all, I don't wake up full of regret or remorse for past sins. I wake up feeling excited about the new day ahead. I think I realized that life is so short and I might not have another "today". I want to be as that song says, "Never let go a chance to forgive.... Never hold any regrets...." God has graced me with so many wonderful things and I have stopped taking them for granted! I have finally become truly, truly happy.........

A blast!

We have had a blast the past couple of weekends! We attended a wedding of some of our friends and got to see so many of our good law school friends (and the secret boys of course!!). I missed the kids like crazy, but it is so nice to get away and have fun "mommy and daddy" time. The weekend before the wedding we got a fancy hotel room in downtown Savannah and played tourists with our friends Justin and Tracie.

Blessings

We celebrated this weekend.... We had Jackson's christening and once again felt like we are overly blessed as we sat with both my family and Edgar's at our church. The picture is of Jackson's God-parents - Chuck and Sara.

This past week Addison and I got some time to ourselves (that wasn't at "nastics). Weekly, she and I go to a Mommy and Me gymnastics class, which she loves. But we got to sneak away in the evening and head to the mall together. I bought some new shoes and as we were leaving she said, "I yike your ew shoes, Mama"! I thought I was going to pass out because of what a big little girl she sounded like!! I couldn't believe it!

Jackson is doing great, smiling and talking to us. He has been sleeping through the night since about 5 weeks old, so we are so thankful. I don't think I could have taken another baby who was awake as much as Addie was!

This weekend Edgar and I are going on our anniversary trip. Justin and Tracie are going with us. The following weekend we are going to Greenville together for a wedding of one of our law school friends, so we are thrilled to get some kiddie free time coming up!

We pray everyone is enjoying their summer as much as we are!

Addison's birthday party!

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3. I will let the pictures speak for themselves - it was a big bash, and a good time was had by everyone..... We are so blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family......




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So much to be thankful for....

My younger brother has been forced to deal with more loss in his life than most should.... He had a friend of his shot after leaving a ball in Savannah on Christmas eve several years ago. She passed away a week afterwards.... Then this past Sunday, his roommate's sister passed away in a car accident after leaving a Brave's game. Four young people died in that accident, and the driver, who survived, will always think of her friends in the car....

I am very saddened by the news of this young woman's untimely passing. I cannot help but think of her poor mama... And how her life will always be filled with the sadness of not having her daughter there to share things with.

More than any lesson this can teach us, I hope it makes everyone hold their loved ones a little closer tonight. We cannot change God's plan for our lives, but we can make sure we cherish every moment we can........

To Live....

"To live is to struggle and to struggle is to grow..."

I love this quote - a Cory Johnson original. We all face struggles of some kind in life but from those struggles comes growth if we allow it....

And so it goes...

We took our babies to the beach on Sunday. Both loved it - well, we assume Jackson did. He doesn't say much yet :-)

Addison was a little mad that the water was too cold for her to get in. She loves it - she has no fear whatsoever.

The summer is turning out to be quite a busy one thus far. Addison and I had our first "Mommy and Me" gymnastics class this morning. Her favorite part was jumping and also walking on the balance beam. She loved watching the big girls too!

We have several weeks jammed packed full of weddings, law firm functions, and of course our anniversary getaway! We love being busy and feel blessed to have so many wonderful and fun things ahead of us!